Regarding the so-called "prophecy" of the Ming Dynasty's death in the Guanwai Dongju seventeen years later, Wang Chengen certainly did not regard it as a joke. Although he is not an important minister of the imperial court, he knows a little about the situation outside the Guan, and the characters with a little status also know a little bit about it. The battle outside Jinzhou City had just ended for only a few months, and it was barely defeated again at the cost of Man Gui's serious injury, but the loss of troops and land throughout the Apocalypse, especially from the end of Wanli to the early years of the Apocalypse, from Salhu to Liaoyang, Shenyang and other places, the shadow of a series of fiascos still lingers in the minds of many people.

Of course, seeing that the emperor was still concerned about national affairs, and was not a faint monarch who was completely uninterested in these things and did not care about them, Wang Chengen's heart was somewhat comforted. But he still persuaded: "Your Majesty, even so, seventeen years is not a long time, but everything can be considered in the long run." With the favor of God, I believe that the mandate of heaven will be rewritten. At present, Dongyu has just been defeated in Jinzhou, and Wang Zhichen, Man Gui, Mao Wenlong and others are guarding the border pass. At least for a while, there is no need to worry about it. If you don't take this opportunity to sweep away Wei Zhongyi, and wait for the Eastern Captives to regain their strength and launch an offensive again, then Wei Wei may have the worry of taking advantage of the military disaster to seek power... ”

"What about Yuan Chonghuan?" Xiao Xuan was also a little strange at this time. Wasn't Ning Jin's victory fought by Yuan Chonghuan? Xiao Xuan is a person who has read the novel "Stealing Ming", and has also seen a lot of debates and controversies, and feels that the question of whether this kind of suspicious character is collaborating with the enemy and treason is rather credible than not. Even if this kind of thing is nothing, the king of big words can't run. Xiao Xuan, who has a little knowledge of history, at least thinks that the so-called five-year Pingliao is simply impossible, and many time-travelers in the late Ming Dynasty overhead novels can't do it.

Xiao Xuan is a modern person, and he is used to calling him by his first name. Wang Chengen felt that the new emperor didn't know Inspector Yuan, so why was there some contempt and derogation in his tone? Therefore, he took the opportunity to say: "Inspector Yuan is not good as an official, but after all, he was ordered to repel Jiannu's attack. The reward and punishment of Wei Wei were unknown, and he forced Yuan Inspector to return to his hometown, and Yuan Keli, the squire of the military department, was forced to resign. . . ”

"Who is Yuan Keli Yuan Chonghuan?" Xiao Xuan asked like a complete stunned layman. This makes Wang Chengen a little strange. Before the attack, didn't you make an introduction to some important ministers in the imperial court, why are you so forgetful?

"Back to Your Majesty, Yuan Keli has nothing to do with Yuan Chonghuan, who previously served as the governor of the Imperial History of the Right Governor Denglai. On the sixth day of the first month of October in the third year of the Apocalypse, the right attendant of the Jin Army. . . ”

"Governor Denglai? That must have a lot to do with Mao Wenlong? Xiao Xuan seems to still have this bit of common sense.

"Your Majesty's guess is right, Yuan Keli once seriously supported Dongjiang Town...

Hearing this, Xiao Xuan was silent for a long time. Whether Wei Zhongxian and others are capable or mediocre, loyal or traitorous, he has never been able to conclude before. In particular, in the past, in some forums, I have heard a lot of words about overturning the case for the "eunuch party". However, it is logically inferred: if Yuan Chonghuan is a bad person, then Mao Wenlong is a good person, and vice versa. What's the matter with you belittleing Yuan Chonghuan and dragging Mao Wenlong's hind legs? Even if Ning Jin's victory did not have the beheading record of the Immortal Pass, the killing of Jinping, and the battles of the Song-Liao War in the Song Dynasty, "although the victory is degraded" is a bit too much.

Seeing that the new emperor was silent, Wang Chengen was also secretly happy in his heart: Perhaps, it was really a change of heart?

Xiao Xuan, who was silent, was also thinking: How to deal with the nine thousand years old and others? Do you want to emulate the old things of Chongzhen? Although he doesn't have much political experience, Xiao Xuan can feel it at this time: If he continues to adopt an indecisive or even jumping ship attitude on this issue, then the result is likely to be losing the trust of Wang Chengen and others, as well as the abandonment of the Empress Dowager Zhang Yan, his wife Zhou Yufeng, Zhou Kui and others, and even Tian Xiuying and others, of course, this is only a possibility, but he must not ignore it. After all, he has had his own core supporters and team figures from the beginning, and other teams are forgotten. Wang Chengen proved himself in the coal mountain in history. How could he give up the character who had proved himself and choose Wei Zhongxian, who couldn't prove himself, as the team?

Of course, I have another kind of worry: if Wei Wei is swept away as in history, will it become a puppet of certain forces again and thus lose military power? After the fall of Wei Zhongxian, how much real power did Chongzhen have? Did you personally rectify the Beijing camp, at least the power to train the new army? It seems that he does not know anything about this.

In fact, Chongzhen in history, like many protagonists of overhead novels, has a brave guard battalion that relies on his cronies to establish a rather warlike battle, and has given birth to many loyal and brave ministers such as Zhou Yuji and Huang Degong, and has the same outstanding military exploits as the protagonists of those overhead novels. For the establishment of this new army, Zhou Yufeng, Cao Huachun, and even Wang Chengen and others have put a lot of thought into it. It's just that Xiao Xuan obviously hadn't heard of these at this time.

"I'm going to meet this factory minister, and see... Look at this person's tone and confidence... Xiao Xuan said suddenly. He actually wanted to say to see where Wei Zhongxian's bottom line was. Will he be given the power to personally organize and train the pro-guard new army? If you don't have any heart at all? Then you can't talk about it, and you can only have a showdown. It's just that Xiao Xuan felt that Wang Chengen might not agree, so he changed his statement.

"Wei has been in the palace for many years, and the city is very deep, Your Majesty must not be confused by the appearance and words of the traitor."

"This me ... I... NATURALLY UNDERSTAND ... Xiao Xuan said solemnly.

Wei Zhongxian couldn't help but smile when he learned that the new emperor was going to summon him in person, his heart was a young man's heart, and he probably wanted to confess to himself, right? That's fine. Tian Ergeng, a minion in the palace, was somewhat worried about Wei Zhongxian's safety in the Qianqing Palace, and was also worried that Wang Chengen and others would jump off the wall in a hurry. Wei Zhongxian just smiled at this and didn't explain much.

In the palace at this time, in fact, many people are still looking at the direction of the wind, and they dare not do anything rashly standing on the sidelines. If Wang Chengen still had his subordinates, Wei Zhongxian thought that with his martial arts and a few followers, he could easily deal with it. After all, his prestige in the palace over the years is not something to talk about casually.

"Your Majesty, the old slave came on the orders of His Majesty." When Wei Zhongxian saw the new emperor who had just ascended the throne in the study of the Qianqing Palace, he had no intention of showing weakness, but was a little more disrespectful and tough in his tone, showing that he was a character with a bottom line.

Xiao Xuan thought for a moment, and then looked at this nearly sixty-year-old man who looked like a god, after all, he didn't plan to get straight to the point at the beginning, but he still planned to talk about the tone: "I haven't been to the court in the past few days since I ascended the throne, but is there anything important?" ”